Eight Fresh Soup

Chapter 28 Dinner for Six (1)
I found that the biggest difference between me and Chai Ying is that she has ideals, but I don't.

Chai Yingyuan was my colleague. We were both editors of "You and I Health" magazine. Our desks used to face each other. But I resigned and got married after only half a year. She resigned half a year later than me. In her opinion, The more promising weekly "Big News" became a journalist there.Three years later, she was the director of the news department of the weekly "Big News", with eight reporters and two interns under her command, and she was very successful wherever she went, but I was just a divorced woman who had nothing to do.

Chai Ying probably also deeply felt the difference between the two of us, so every time he met me, he never forgot to teach me: "Women should have their own ideals, and you can't always rely on men. Moran, you The problem is that you can’t support yourself.”

She's right, I've always hated going to work, and I mean the kind of work I do for a living, and every time I think about catching the bus early in the morning and wanting to go to the movies, I have to work overtime and be a little late It took 2 minutes to see the face of the leader, and I was full of disgust for going to work.Yes, I am also very envious of Chai Ying's beauty and self-confidence, but I admit that I do not have any ambitions in my career, and I am not used to listening to orders and swallowing others' orders, so I think it is more suitable for me to be a vagrant.Chai Ying thought there was something wrong with my outlook on life, so she specially gave me two books written by her. I looked at the titles, one was called "How a Sow Became a White Swan" and the other was "Kneeling Woman Standing Up.

"Is this for me?" Why did I feel like she was scolding me, even though I was at least 10 catties lighter than her.

"Yes, I brought it here for you. I believe you will benefit a lot after reading it. What you need most now is an inspirational book like this." Chai Yingying said earnestly.

Thank you for her kindness, I still prefer to read my detective novels.

I never thought that Chai Ying like this would shyly bring up the matter of a blind date with me one day.

One day last week, when I was indignant about Gao Jing's blind date, I suddenly received a call from Chai Ying.

"It's me, Chai Ying."

"Chai Ying? Hello, long time no see, what's the matter?" I immediately cheered up and greeted her, lest she see that I was depressed again.

"Are you free this Friday night?" she asked.

This question is difficult to answer. I don't want to end up in some boring meeting because of a momentary slip of the tongue, so I don't answer and ask: "What's the matter?"

"That's right, I want to ask if you would like to participate in a social event." Chai Ying's tone suddenly became amiable, as if she was talking to me.

"Social activity?"

"It's a kind of party."

It's strange, how come she, who usually speaks straight to the point, suddenly becomes oblique?

"What party?" I asked.

"Have you ever heard of dinner for six?" she asked after a moment's hesitation.

"I know, it's a kind of blind date, that is, three men and three women who don't know each other make an appointment to have dinner together, and then get to know each other." I replied.I wondered if she was trying to drag me to a dinner for six?Then I'm free.

"Ah, so you know, so I don't need to explain." Chai Ying seemed relieved.

Her attitude makes me a little depressed, does she think I'm a bumpkin?How could I not even know about dinner for six?Anyone who has watched Japanese dramas should know this.

"We happen to have such an event on Friday, so you should come to it too," she said.

Sure enough, it was dinner for six people.

"Who are there? Who is the organizer?" I have to ask clearly.

"Don't ask who the organizer is. There are three women, you, me, and Zhang Ximin from "You and I Health", remember?"

"Zhang Ximin? The proofreader?"

"It's her." Chai Ying said calmly.

Of course I remember Zhang Ximin, she was hailed as the most feminine woman in the magazine at the time, with a slender figure and a very soft voice.But I remember that there was a sensational gossip and feud between her and Chai Ying, and now they will go on a blind date together?I really don't understand.

"What about the other three men? Who are they?" I asked.

"One is an art editor, one is a university teacher, and the other is a bank clerk."

Sounds good.

"Are you free?" Chai Ying asked me.

"Okay, I'm free." I readily agreed, and then asked, "Where did you find these people?"

She didn't answer, but just smiled and said on the phone: "Then it's a deal, and then, don't be late."

I can only say that I did my best.When I was working in the magazine office, I was often late, and Chai Ying was deeply impressed by this.

Two days later, I put on the newly bought skirt and snow-white ski jacket, and happily got into Gao Jing’s car to go to the appointment.Gao Jing agreed to send me to dinner for six.

"Is it pretty?" I asked Gao Jing for my new dress.

"General." He replied coldly.

Ever since he heard that I was going to participate in a dinner for six, he has always had this expression of the living dead, as if I was not going on a blind date, but to participate in some illegal activities.I think if it was my suave ex-husband Liang Yongsheng, he would put his arms around my shoulders and say to me, baby, no matter how beautiful the skirt is, how can it be as beautiful as you?There is no way, women probably like to hear this kind of sweet talk. Although they know it is not credible, everyone knows that there is nothing wrong with adding some honey to life at the right time.

"How was your blind date last time?" I suddenly remembered this incident, and at the same time looked at the thick ski jacket on his body. It was just before the last blind date that I bought it at Parkson with him.

"Well, that's it." He mumbled.

"What does the other party do? How old is he? Pretty?" I asked repeatedly.Gao Jing is 31 years old and has never had a formal girlfriend. I know that his life is very lonely, so his life-long event has always been one of the major events in my life that I am most concerned about.

It took Gao Jing a while to answer my question.

"She's a woman," he said.

I burst into laughter: "Could she still be a man? Is she pretty?"

"is acceptable."

"So are you going to talk to her?"

"No such plan." He resolutely threw this sentence at me.

"Why?" I asked curiously.

He doesn't answer.At every critical moment, he would choose to remain silent.

"You think she's okay, why don't you try dating her?" I asked further.

"Not interested." He said flatly.

"why?"

"no feelings."

"Feeling can be cultivated."

"I don't think there is anything I can do?!" He rebuked me, and the reason seemed to be quite sufficient.

I really want to tell him that love at first sight is very rare in real life, and most people only feel it after a few contacts, and this is life!I really want to tell him, when you are old, stop being so picky, and grab the opportunity quickly, right?It is not only naive but also stupid to completely deny the other party based on the first impression, because it is completely against one's own life.How do you know that the girl sitting across from you isn't essentially Marilyn Monroe in clothes?Who in the mundane world doesn't wear a mask?

I still have a lot to say to him, but when I accidentally caught a glimpse of his angular profile in the dim light of the car, I suddenly didn't want to say anything.

And I believe that if he tells me now that he already has a girlfriend, I won't be happy at all.

Women are fickle, and I've discovered this in myself.

When I arrived at Lijing Western Restaurant, it happened to be almost 7 o'clock.Chai Ying and Zhang Ximin were already waiting for me at the door of the audio-visual store opposite the western restaurant. We had agreed in advance that the three of us should go in together.

"Hey, Moran, you're not late today." Chai Ying seemed to be sweating.

"Because I have a coachman today." I said, and Gao Jing in the car just now flashed in my mind. When I left, his eyes were a little sad, and he asked me, "Do you want me to pick you up after you finish your meal?"

"No, maybe someone will give me a ride." I don't know why, so I replied.

He didn't speak, and drove away sullenly.

In fact, I know very well how he treats me, but for many years, I have been waiting for him to say that sentence, but he just doesn't say it.After celebrating his birthday last time, seeing the nervous and excited expression on his face, I thought he would finally speak clearly, but in the end, what I waited for was an opening sentence of "I'm very busy recently" and a sentence of " Thank you"... He never said that sentence, so I don't think I have any reason to wait any longer.Tired of waiting.

"Mo Lan, how do you think I look today?" Chai Ying asked me suddenly.

Unexpectedly, Chai Ying, a strong woman, would also ask such a question of a little girl.

"Very good." I looked at her delicately made-up face, and immediately gave her an affirmative answer.

Chai Ying looks very straight, with big eyes, a small mouth, a high nose bridge, and clean skin, but for some reason, she always lacks some charm.When you are with her, you may think of the unfinished reports in the office drawer, the product slides that need to be prepared for tomorrow's customer meeting, the end-of-year summary report and next year's work plan, but you will not think of the love between the two and the private relationship between men and women. Affection.

The words of my ex-husband Liang Yongsheng can roughly sum up the overall impression of men on her: "She is not ugly, but she is like a beautiful desk, you just want to use it, you won't pay attention to it, you won't have feelings for it, you won't You will be ecstatic because you have it, and you will not be sad because you lost it. You won’t think about it when you are on a business trip, and you will be indifferent even if you burn the desktop, because it is just a desk.” Sometimes I think, This is probably the reason why the 27-year-old beautiful reporter Chai Ying has not found a partner so far.

"Mo Lan, what do you think of me?" Zhang Ximin also asked.

"Westminster, you're so pretty." I thoughtfully brushed back a lock of hair that fell on her face.

Once upon a time, I also had long flowing hair, but after the divorce, I cut it short. I liked my pretty new hairstyle very much, but now I look at Zhang Ximin's provocative long curly hair, and I start to regret it Wake up and lament the hair that fell on the floor of your Paris hairdresser.

"It's almost time, shouldn't we pass by?" I asked Chai Ying.

"Well, it's exactly 5 minutes late, just right." Chai Ying looked at the watch on her wrist and said in a business-like tone. She made me feel that we were not going on a blind date, but attending an important business negotiation.

"Then let's go." I hooked Chai Ying's arm and looked across the road. At this moment, I suddenly saw Gao Jing's car parked in an open space next to the hotel.

He didn't leave?
According to the practice of dinner for six people, everyone has to take turns to introduce themselves first.

The first one is Yue Fei, a member of the credit department of the bank.

"You, hello, I, my surname is Yue, Yue, Yue Fei's Yue, only one non, very non. I work in the credit department of Bank A." A stammering, slightly hoarse bass came from the air. Floating over, I looked up, and the person who spoke was sitting directly opposite me.He was a tall, broad-shouldered man in a dark gray suit with fairly good features.His eyes kept moving back and forth between the three of us, A-B-C, C-B-A, A-B-C, and finally his eyes fell on me.He said: "I, I am 30 years old. I have never had a girlfriend before. I have a house with three bedrooms and one living room. My, my hobbies are wild and camping. I'm sorry, I'm not very good at speaking. I can't speak well. , please don’t take offense.”

It seems that he said these few words specifically to me, which made me feel a little awkward.I had a hard time imagining him as a camper, because I usually picture campers as sharp-looking, sharp-talking people, but he was clearly not.

The second one to speak was an art editor with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

"My name is Cai Sheng. I am 29 years old. I am officially an art editor of "Xiaguang" magazine, and my side job is a freelance photographer. I have a photography studio in Tongguang Shopping Center at No. 200 Xilin Road. Dear sisters, if anyone needs to take pictures Photobook, don’t forget to come and find me. This is my business card, with address and phone number on it.” Cai Sheng said, and began to distribute business cards.

Cai Sheng has dark skin, a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his face, and a ponytail combed behind his head. He looks a bit like an artist, but from his tone of voice, I think he is more like a businessman.I live in Xilin Garden at No. 888 Xilin Road, so I know what Tongguang Shopping Center is. It is full of small shops selling small accessories and Korean clothes. I also go shopping when I have nothing to do, but I never noticed that there is also a photography studio there, I thought, his photography studio must be crowded in a corner, the place is pitifully small, I decided to check it out the next time I went to the mall.

The third man is a rather gentle-looking university teacher.

"My surname is Wang, Sanheng Wang, Wang Qingsheng, celebrating my birthday. I am a university lecturer in the Biology Department of X University. I don't have a business card. I am 35 years old. I may be the oldest here." He smiled gently, His eyes fell on me, "I was married once, and we got divorced three years ago because of emotional discord. We have no children. Now I live in the one-bedroom and one-living room allocated by the school. I can be regarded as a person who owns a house. My My hobbies are watching TV and studying butterflies, doesn’t it sound weird, hahaha.” He laughed at himself after he finished speaking.

I didn't think his words were funny at all, so I nodded to him perfunctorily. My reaction seemed to make him a little embarrassed, and he immediately said seriously: "I came to participate in this event, hoping to find someone who can A female partner who understands me, supports me, and can take care of me in life." At this time, he turned his gaze to Zhang Ximin, which made me feel relieved, but at the same time I found his words a little funny.female companion!Of course he was looking for a female companion!Why do you have to emphasize this point?Then it was our three girls' turn to introduce ourselves.

First is me.At this time, I suddenly realized that I was embarrassed as a vagrant, and I really had nothing to say.

"My name is Moran, a freelance writer, 26 years old, my hobbies are shopping, cooking and watching movies." I introduced myself briefly, did not mention the divorce, and I had a hunch that I would not be with any of them. One has development, so I don't feel the need to disclose my privacy here.Let’s take it as a pure meal. Lijing Western Restaurant is a 20-year-old western restaurant. I don’t expect to eat authentic French food here, as long as I can have a delicious bowl of onions and beef cubes. The thick borscht is enough.

"Miss Mo likes to cook?" Teacher Wang asked immediately after listening to my introduction.

"Yeah, occasionally I make a side dish."

"What's Miss Mo's best dish?" He asked again, and the other two men looked at me in unison.

I feel a little hot on my face.

"It's just cooking some home-cooked food." I said.

"Speaking of cooking, I, I can also cook some macaroni," Yue Fei interjected.

I smiled at him, and started looking around in the hotel for Gao Jing, is he here too?I suddenly missed him very much.I really hope that he can appear in front of me unexpectedly like the hero in the movie, and then take my hand and walk out without any explanation, and teach me that being with these people is a waste of time!Let's go to the movies!It's a pity that these are just fantasies, he will only say "I've been busy recently" and "Thank you".He really deserved to die.

It was Chai Ying's turn to introduce herself.

(End of this chapter)